Part of NASCAR Camping World Truck or van Series driver Ben Kennedy's staff had a daughter diagnosed with a rare approach in cancer.
She survived despite an undesirable initial prognosis and now serves as one inspiration for Kennedy's team.
Hallelujah part of the reason Kennedy felt required to visit with children who have the chidhood cancer during a visit last month for your University of Kansas Medical Center.
"It's amazing to see the support and things the last couple days …, " Kennedy said. "Fans, family, partners, everyone has jumped in and — not only donated — but published it as well and got it out if you want to social media. "
When Kennedy was seen as shipped some iPhone 5 Spongebob case SquarePants-themed internet dating sites pajamas, the idea for a fundraising trick was born for Kennedy and his staff chief, Scott Zipadelli.
Kennedy joked that the Spongebob case footy pajamas currently being Zipadelli's new fire suit. Zipadelli fired back that he'd confidently wear it during Friday's Toyota Tundra 250 Trucks series race attending Kansas Speedway, if Kennedy are able to raise $10, 000 for the chidhood cancer research.
"I'm all in, " Zipadelli said. "Whatever we need to because of raise money for kids, I'm tired to death — any time, any place. I'll to make use of every week if I need to, if we always keep raising money. "
When Kansas Speedway caught wind of the trick, track president Pat Warren hatched a plan of his own.
Kennedy's fundrazr. com page had raised quite $8, 600 by Friday few hours, but Warren donated enough your cash to push it over the $10, 1000 goal and then presented Zipadelli employing the onesie he had to wear for the racing under his real fire in shape.
"It's funny and it makes kids play, " Zipadelli said. "Who does not love SpongeBob? I'm 45. You still watch it, and you two-and-a-half-year-old, he's on my lap and loves it, too. "
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